Reflections on the Psalms - Softcover

Lewis, C. S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006280927 ISBN 13: 9780006280927

Publisher: Fount, 1998

Synopsis

In this famous book, C.S. Lewis discusses the Psalms from three perspectives: the Judaism which produced them, the age of Christ when they took on new meanings, and our daily experience in the modern world.

C. S. Lewis introduces these thoughts that came to him while reading the psalms by emphasising their informal nature: ‘I write,’ he says, ‘as one amateur to another, talking about the difficulties I have met, or lights I have gained, with the hope that this might at any rate interest, and sometimes even help, other inexpert readers.’ He relates the psalms to their triple background: to the ancient Judaic religion which produced them, to the age of Christ when they took on new meanings, and to our daily experience in the modern world.

Originally published in 1958, this was the first religious book Professor Lewis wrote after an interval of ten years. All who read it will have their insight deepened and widened by the appreciation of the poetic beauty, the psychology and the spirituality displayed in one of the least understood books of the Bible.

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About the Author

Born in Ireland in 1898, Clives Staples Lewis gained a triple First at Oxford and was Fellow and Tutor at Magdalen College from 1925-54, where among others he was a contemporary of Tolkien. In 1954 he became Professor of Mediaeval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge. C. S. Lewis was for many years an atheist, until his conversion which he memorably described in his autobiography Surprised by Joy: “I gave in, and admitted that God was God … perhaps the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.” He is also celebrated for his famous series of children’s books, the Narnia Chronicles (which have been filmed and broadcast many times), as well as his literary criticism and science fiction. C. S. Lewis died on 22nd November 1963.

From the Back Cover

In this famous book, C.S. Lewis discusses the Psalms from three different perspectives: the ancient Judaic religion which produced them, the age of Christ when they took on new meanings, and our daily experience in the modern world.

Readers will have their insight deepened and widened by his appreciation of the poetic beauty , the psychology and the spirituality displayed in one of the least understood books of the Bible.

"Absolutely packed with wisdom"
ARCHBISHOIP TREVOR HUDDLESTON

"A brilliant book, Here is a touch of magic interpretation which can do more than all the learned commentaries to make the reading of the Psalms an open door into the world of the Kingdom and the glory of God."
CHURCH TIMES

Edition details

• Publisher: Fount
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0006280927
• ISBN 13: 9780006280927
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128